ARK: Survival Of The Fittest — System Requirements, FPS Estimate & Settings

2016 · Action, RPG, Strategy, Indie, Massively Multiplayer · Instinct Games · ESRB Teen

ARK: Survival Of The Fittest cover art

Official system requirements

Publisher-published Minimum / Recommended values via RAWG, retrieved 2026-08-21. Real-world performance varies with drivers, resolution and your full build.

SpecMinimumRecommended
OSMinimum:—
ProcessorOS: 64-Bit Windows 7 Service Pack 1, or Windows 8/10—
MemoryProcessor: 2 GHz Dual-Core 64-bit CPU—
GraphicsMemory: 4000 MB RAM—
StorageGraphics: GTX 500 or Above DirectX10 Compatible GPU with 2 GB or More Video RAM—
DirectXDirectX: Version 10—
Item 7Storage: 37000 MB available space—

Multi-GPU FPS estimate

Estimated average FPS by GPU at 1080p / 1440p / 4K, derived from ARK: Survival Of The Fittest's demand tier (tier 3, Light (entry discrete GPU)) and published TechPowerUp-style relative-performance indices (RTX 4090 = 100), retrieved 2026-08-29. Planning estimates, not benchmarks.

GPU1080p1440p4K
RTX 4090285188108
RTX 4080 Super25616997
RTX 408024616293
RX 7900 XTX273180104
RX 7900 XT25616997
RTX 4070 Ti Super21814483
RX 7800 XT21814483
RTX 4070 Super20513578
RTX 407019212773
RX 7700 XT19813075
RTX 307017911868
RX 6800 XT21514282
RTX 4060 Ti15810460
RX 6700 XT19212773
RTX 30601459555
RX 6600 XT16310862
RTX 20601318650
GTX 1660 Super1087141
RX 5801258348
GTX 1060 6GB1026839
GTX 1650825431
Intel Arc A77016611063
UHD 770 (integrated)332213

Method: a game's demand tier maps to a “GPU index needed for ~60 FPS at 1080p”; each GPU's relative index produces an estimate via a diminishing-returns curve, then scaled for resolution. Source: TechPowerUp GPU database (relative performance), 2026-08-29.

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My ARK: Survival Of The Fittest Settings Card

Preset: High · Est. 56–78 FPS @ 1080p
Preset recommendationHigh
Expected FPS band56–78 FPS
Target refresh60 Hz
UpscalerDLSS/FSR not needed at this resolution
Ray tracingRT optional — raster first
Frame capYour estimated range (56–78 FPS) partially meets 60 Hz — drop one preset step or enable the upscaler to hold it.

Generated at GameFigs on 2026-09-25. Game demand tier: 3/9.

General tuning rules: drop Shadows, Reflection Quality andVolumetric Fog first (biggest GPU savings, low visual cost); use Render Scale / Resolution Scaling before lowering geometry; enable DLSS/FSR 3 on supported titles; cap FPS to your monitor's refresh rate to smooth frame pacing.

Release & version notes

Official release date: 2016-03-15. Ongoing patches and version history are published by the developer — for the latest patch notes, see the official store or support page. GameFigs summarizes the official release only and does not invent patch dates.

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About ARK: Survival Of The Fittest

Welcome to ARK: Survival of the Fittest, the first ever M.O.S.A. - a Multiplayer Online Survival Arena - that Studio Wildcard designed for the burgeoning wild west of eSports. A spin-off from the most popular open-world Early Access game on Steam ARK: Survival Evolved, ARK: Survival of the Fittest (SotF) pits up to 72 combatants in an action-packed struggle for survival where players are ultimately pushed into an epic final showdown where only one “Tribe” will make it out alive.

Survivors can form one- to six-person Tribes with the options to choose Unofficial and Official (Ranked) servers, and a variety of game-lengths and sizes in which to play. Players will start in the base forest environment introduced in the original ARK: Survival Evolved, with new environments and creatures introduced as the game evolves. Dedicated eSport ranking, matchmaking, reward, and tournament features make ARK: SotF readily accessible to all players.

Balanced for intense competition, contestants begin in a neutral staging area where they can communicate pre-game, strategize, or talk trash. After a count-down, they dramatically descend from the sky onto the ARK in a circular formation via beams of light. There is a cache of valuable items in the center – do survivors dash for the goods and fight it out, do they run into the forest and hide, search for Dinosaurs to rapidly build their army, or do they freeze up from the sheer terror of death? A continually shrinking “ring of death” forces contestants ever closer together over time. The hunt is on! KEY FEATURES Action-Packed Core Survival Gameplay 30+ Creatures to Tame and Ride at Early Access Start, Many more planned at full launch Multiple game modes (1v1, 2v2, 4v4, and 6v6) One-to-Six Player Tribes Variable game configurations ranging from 30-minute “instant action” to three-hour long “epic wars” Top-ranked players are listed dynamically on SurviveTheArk.com and are provided monthly prize packages! Game-Changing Tameable Super Creatures (Dragon, Giant Ape, Brood Mother) Random “Evolution Events” Arsenal of Weapons, Traps, Armor, Structures and other Items from Primitive to Modern Tech Tiers Robust Ranking, Tournament & Spectator

● Data updated 2026-08-29

Sources & attribution

  • Game data (release year, genres, platforms, system requirements, description, cover art) via RAWG.io, retrieved 2026-08-21.
  • GPU relative-performance indices via TechPowerUp GPU database (relative performance), retrieved 2026-08-29.
  • FPS estimates on this page are GameFigs planning estimates from the demand-tier + GPU-index model — not benchmark results.
How the ARK: Survival Of The Fittest optimization card & FPS estimate are computed

Each game is scored on a 0–9 demand tier from its published PC requirements (and a year/genre fallback when requirements are absent). The FPS estimate compares your selected GPU's relative-performance index against the tier's required index using a diminishing-returns curve, then scales for resolution. The settings card maps the demand tier and your hardware to a starting preset, an FPS band and an upscaler recommendation. All outputs are planning guides — verify in-game with the built-in benchmark when available.

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